The episode begins with Akbar’s Makhbara (tomb/shrine), a Chadar( a Sheet which is normally put on a Kabar [Samadhi]) is shown. A Red Chadar with lots of roses is being shown… and slowly, a voice of a Romantic Man comes out;
What are you doing here Jodha?
I have come to see you
Again the man asks…
But you are watching yourself in the mirror?
Some sounds of naughty laughter comes out like they are laughing in love..
Love Rules them.
Again, the Man asks..
Where are you going… ???
Then the Woman says..
See It’s Morning
People must be coming to see our Makhbare, People will come and remember our love. Some of them will listen to the epic story of our love and some of them will narrate them. 400 years has passed and so many things have been changed in these years. The way of living has been changed.
Then the Man says…
But the love Of Jodha Akbar’s Love story hasn’t been changed. People still share our story of love . They still remember it and feel it. This sun has not been changed which is our witness of love. People still talk about our love even after 400years. But…, but what happened in reality is only known in Abhurum… When I was only 15 year old boy named Jalal. That Jalal who knows only one colour. The colour which he understood and wanted to flow. The colour of BLOOD.
A Book Comes and the pages of history is being turned and stops at 1557.
And suddenly, the man comes in riding horse and screams out AKRAMAAANNN!
And Narrated by Om Puri Jee…
This story is of that time when a 15 year old guy, samshir has stopped breathing outside the Mayan, and a guy with summer eyes come to the picture and comes to the picture with fights.
And Some fightings are being continued and it’s being continued untill the Rajput has accepted his defeat. As he was the Jalal, the Mahan, Yodha Jalal, he gave him one chance, whether life or death, and the Rajput says life, and after he has left him…, the Rajput attacks from behind.
Jalal says… he’s wasting his energy in a wrong place as he doesn’t have a heart, just as a fighter doesn’t have a heart and he cuts off his head.
Background voice continues and Om Puri Jee… says;
This was all because of the Bairam Khan. It was the face of Jalal, but the thoughts of Bairam Khan, the only Master Mind, as he wanted to conquer the golden bird!
Bairam Khan scratches his finger and put a drop of blood on one part of the India map and Jalal asks …What is this Khan Sir?? And he says I want to put my blood’s sign in each of your victory and Jalal denies it and hugs him.
Background voice says…
He was less known as Jalal and now, being known as Jalaluddin . People have started talking about Jalal…, about his power, who has the facination of Elephants, so in another part of the country, in the west, the Rajputs had started fighting and in those parts, it’s being disastrous . As they were worried and were damn afraid of Mughals and so, they didn’t know in their Treasure house, there is a treasure that can’t be skipped from the eyes of Akbar. Akbar Can’t cheat that treasure and that treasure was JODHA.
In the praise of Amer, a poem was Jodha. She was known as Harkabai too, and some also know her as Gachwah ki Rajkumari. But we know her as JODHA.
In one side, there was Samshir’s cruelity ( they show a glimpse of Rajat) and in another side, the love was hard.
Then our Jodha enters as she keeps running and running. People calling her Aye Jodha kaha bhage jaa rahi hai .. ( Felt like.. ruk na. bhaagne de… Kabutar ke piche… teko kya padi hai).
And then, She doesn’t stop running and comes out of the palace, that too without her Duppatta (scarf) and Raja Bharmal gets angry and Jodha replies that what if the Kabutar is dead and Raja Bharmal Says don’t you dare forget that you’re a daughter of the Rajput King… and she tells him not to tell her that Rajput King doesn’t have a heart and as Mother says;
The Raja who rules the Soil will once be diminished into soild, and who will rule in the hearts will always remain in the heart.
She then flows away the Pigeon.
In the Rajput Mahal, Jodha is in front of her dressing table. Her sister comes and screams Mother and says see what her darling daughter has done and Jodha asks what??
She says like she will choose the jewelleries and you will wear them and Jodha is like she didn’t know it was choosen by you… wait I will put it off now and Sukanya says no, let it be, I don’t want your “Jewellery” and Jodha says God, I didn’t know… and the fight goes on.
Her Mom says to Sukanya, let her wear it because… because… guys, it’s her Birthday today. Mom says as Tola Daan is gonna be started, so you girls should please come down soon.
Jodha says you are not only younger, but we have also collected you from the stairs of the temple then, Jodha and her Mom laughs. Sukanya says I want you to be kidnapped by the Mughal Emperor and Jodha is like don’t you dare say that again, not even as a joke.
Jodha is coming down and every one looks at her and her Mom comes towards her and She is now going to be measured in equal of Golds and other Metals and that’s called
‘Toladan” and her Mom and Grandmom are worried because Aunt Shaguni is coming. It’s a believe that whatever she says it’s called destiny she never stops on anyone’s request nor does she come on request from anywhere.
And Jodha sees someone coming down. He is none other than her Brother, Sujamal Saa. He comes and wants to put a book on Toladan ceremony, but it’s a rule that in Tola daan, only Gold and corper can be given, so Sujalam clarifies that he has quoted it with gold and shows it to Prithvi Raj Raso, so Jodha feels happy and the the Tola suddenly goes lower as Jodha can’t be compared with Lakshmi jee (goddess of wealth and prosperity) and thus, he compared her with Saraswati jee (goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. She is a part of the trinity (Tridevi) of Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati) as Sujamal Bhaaisaa, as per the logic. Tola comes down
and she says she’ll return the book after reading it.
Jodha Says She is being permitted to go to the temple on the other side of the limit, but her Mom says she can’t go as it’s her birthday, so Jodha says if the limits are only for girls? So she says it’s for everyone, but for girls in a special way and in beween, her father comes and says don’t stop her, let her go, and her Mom says Please tell her that Hatili was a better name for her.
Background voice says;
It was not only her birthday, but also her new birth, as Aunt Shaguni was about to read her horoscope.
Jodha seats in the doli and leaves for the Temple. She does the aarti (prayers) and the Mughal fighters sight the temple from afar, so they leave to kill them and they start killing the Rajput fighters with so much cruelty and Jodha asks who they are, then the head fighter says they are the Mughal soldiers and they are always robbing the jewelleries of the temple and Jodha Insists on saving the murti without worrying about herself. In the mean time, Moti tries to save those jewelleries, but the Mughals soldiers kidnap Moti too and Jodha screams… the Head soldier runs behind the Mughal soldiers, but then, someone puts the Sword and Moti falls down from the horse.
Jodha asks another Man from the group who is the head of these Mughals so he says there is only one… That is Jalalludin Mohammad and Rajat is seen… His Summer eyes now is being shown…
Jodha comes out and sees the idol of goddess without jewels, she gets angry, and in anger, she ask one of her soldiers about their leader and the soldier says that he’s none other than Jalal-ud-din Mohammad, and Jodha gets more angry after hearing his name, and glimpes of Jalal is shown.
Scene changed, in fort, Bharmal and Mainawati are talking, Bharmal tells her that the Mughal army is very near to Amer, and they can attack them at any time, the Queen ask him to give the responsibility to Sujamal, but Bharmal says that Suja is more interested in Amer’s throne, rather than getting everyone united for war, they are worried about who’ll have the guts to face and stop Jalal.
Other side, outside the temple, Jodha takes some ash in her hand and takes the pledge that the guy who stole her goddess jewels will have to pay for it, she’ll make sure that Jalal will bow down to her goddess!
Other side, Jalal has reached rajputana, and he’s getting the view of it from above and now wants to conquer Amer and says that Amer is calling him.
Back at the temple, Jodha’s maid ask her that being a woman, how will she do it? Jodha says that her goddess would help her.
Voice over of the souls:
Akbar:
He didn’t know that it’s the beginning of their story.
Jodha:
She didn’t know that is what is going to be the end/concequences of their story.
Scene changed, a maid comes running to Jodha and informs her that Moti is performing Jowhar (burning in holy pyre). Jodha goes running to her, and stops her, as she consoles her, when she says that she’s gotten impure now and she doesn’t want to live anymore! Jodha says that she has to live for her and Jodha hit herself on the forehead to stop her, she stops but fainted.
Scene changed, Jalal is passing by from the market and sees a Mosque, it was the prayer (namaz) time, they stop for a while for prayer.
As they come out, Jalal noticed that his shoes are missing, he wants to catch the thief! A Servant says that it’s a good thing as the person who has taken away his handcrafted footwear has also taken away his badluck. Jalal says that along with his shoe, that badluck has also belonged to him and he won’t allow anyone to take away his things!
Bairam Khan ask him how he intends to find him, and Jalal asks when his teachings would work for him?
All the people get collected at a place, and Jalal inspect them and says that Bairam always ask him why he always uses perfume in his feet while wearing his shoe and now, that smell will lead them to the Culprit, and soon enough, Jalal caught the thief and ask him to choose, if he accepts the blame that this shoes will be his and if not, his tougue will be for Jalal!
Out of fear, the person accepts it and Jalal says that people love his handcrafted footwear more than him, and he ask him to take the shoes, but he wants his leg, he keeps on asking for mercy, but no mercy was given to him and his soldiers cut his legs off and Jalal ask to make him sit outside the same mosque where he can take care of people’s slippers and says that people will always remember his terror!
Scene changed, in fort, Aunt Shaguni comes to tell them about Jodha’s future, and the maids made fun of her and she reads their future which was bad.
Mainawati wants to talk in private, she offers her coins as gift, but she isn’t interested in it. She told them that Jodha is very lucky, as she’s going to be a Queen and will change the fate of the whole country, and the Queen get excited, and she ask for more, but Shaguni tells her that she’s going to be a part of their enemies. The Queen says that there are no enemy of Amer in rajputana, and she clarifies that she’s going to be a part of the Mughals. It shocked the Queen, as she wasn’t ready to believe it, and Shaguni says that when Jodha returns today, she’ll notice the signs of her future on her forehead, today, she’ll get to know the name of her destiny. The angry Queen ask her to get out and orders that she’s not going to enter here in the future!
Scene changed, inside a camp, Jalal is playing with his sword, and a Minister ask him to have some food, but he says he’s only craving for more war winning, and the Minister tells that he’ll take care of his sword and as he touches it, Jalal gets angry and the Minister says sorry to him, but Jalal ask him to have that food first and he, eat fruits instead. On asking to go to the palace, Jalal refuses and says he doesn’t want people to get to know of his arrival.
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